• Jun 17, 2026 The Siege Of Mecca Forgotten Uprising In Islams Holiest Shrine And Birth Al Qaeda Yaroslav Trofimov transforming a complex and often brutal episode into a compelling and deeply human story. The book's greatest strength lies in its extraordinary ability to transport the reader to the heart of this forgotten uprising. Trofimov's prose is both evocative and precise, painting vivid pi By Caroline Krajcik